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Recipe: Gluten Free Pumpkin Waffles
Gluten free pumpkin waffles – why not? Just because it’s not fall doesn’t mean you can’t use pumpkin. The holidays were a blast – I got to spend time with my husband and my in-laws, oh, and my adorable pups. They are so precious. Okay, back to waffles. These waffles hold up well in my waffle iron – I’ve tried recipes that simply clump and make a mess (then I usually turn the recipe into pancakes). So, here we go! Ingredients 3/4 cup of pumpkin…
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Recipe: Chewy Rainbow Cookies
Chewy rainbow cookies for the holidays? Yes. I’m not a big fan of green and red together, those colours kind of clash, right? They look far better when there is some silver or white to break up the contrast. Anyway, my point is that if you don’t want to use rainbow colours then you could use green, red and white to make them more holiday like. Okay, let’s bake up! Ingredients 2 cups of cake flour 1 teaspoon of baking soda 2 teaspoon of corn…
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Recipe: Dark Chocolate Butter Cookie
Dark chocolate butter cookies – it’s December and it’s time for holiday cookies! A couple of years ago I did the twelve days of cookies and well that was wonderful, there is no way I have time nor the ability to eat so many cookies this year. So, I’m sharing with you 3 great recipes this week for non-traditional holiday cookies. Today, we’re on the dark side of things with this coco-butter inspired cookie. Let’s get baking. Ingredients 1 cup of room temperature salted butter…
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Recipe: Mini Cheesecake
Mini cheesecake is a delightful way to end your Sunday night dinner with family. They are easy to make and anything individual is just so much fun! Oh, and I make these gluten free, too! Bonus. Let’s get started. Ingredients 8oz cream cheese 1/4 cup of sugar 1 teaspoon of vanilla an egg 1/2 a cup plus 2 tablespoons of gluten free graham cracker crumbs 2 tablespoons of sugar 1 1/2 tablespoons of butter 3/4 cup of berries (blue berries, black berries and raspberries) 2…
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Recipe: Broccoli and Grape Salad
Broccoli and grape salad – full of texture and it fills you up, too. Oh, and it tastes pretty good! This salad is a great addition to your Thanksgiving meal coming up this Thursday (if you’re American) or, if you Canadian, then it makes a great hearty lunch in mid November. The broccoli holds up nicely to the dressing and stays crispy. Let’s get started. Ingredients 4 heads of broccoli (and the stems) cucumber 1 cup of grapes small onion 1/2 cup of dried cranberries…
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Recipe: Spicy Whole Turkey
Spicy whole turkey for Thanksgiving! Who’s in? I am! This recipe is quite easy and gives your whole turkey a bit of kick this November. When I used to teach in Dallas, Texas, Thanksgiving was amazing – why? Because we got a whole week off! That’s how a worn out teacher thinks…time to catch up on laundry, cleaning the house, grading papers, holiday shopping, the 1343537 emails in my work inbox. The week was jam packed and I was excited to get up because I…
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Recipe: Roasted Chickpeas
Roasted chickpeas – with chili? The perfect snack. These are easy to make – and being a celiac, I use these as ‘croutons’ in caesar salads. They are so good! You won’t be able to stop snacking on them. First, I use bagged chickpeas that I have to soak and cook first. They are better than canned, yet use what you have access to. Second, the spice is important. Recently, when my in-laws were here they introduced us to The Silk Road Spice Merchant and…
